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H. D. OAPITAIN. BELT.

No. 599,683. Patented Mar. 1.1898.

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NiTnn STATES PATENT firmen.

HENRY D. CAPITAIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 599,683, dated March 1,1898.

Application filed May 15, 1897. Serial No. 636,622. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it 12v/ay concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY D. OAPITAIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the countyof Cook and State of I1li nois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Belts, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The subject of the present invention is a belt which is adapted to beworn as an article of apparel, which may be reversed and worn witheither side out, so that for .the cost 0f a single belt the purchasermay have, so far as external appearances are concerned, all of thepractical advantages of two belts.

The invention consists in the features of novelty that are herein fullydescribed. In order that the invention may be fully understood, I willdescribe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are madea part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is an edge view ofa portion of a belt embodying the invention. Figs. 2 and 3 areperspective views of a completebelt embodying the invention and showingthe effect of reversing the relations of the belt proper and the buckle.Fig. ltis an enlarged transverse section thereof on the line 4 4, Fig.l.

A represents the buckle, which may be of any desired shape or style, andB a band which is finished on both of its faces, preferably in differentstyles. This difference in the style of finish may consist simply in theuse of different colors, or it may consist `of different styles ofornamentation,or any other suitable means for varying the eect may beresorted to, it being borne in mind that the chief object of theinvention is to get two effects without entailing investment in twocomplete belts. In the drawings this dierence in the finish is clearlyrepresented by the shading in Figs. 2 and 3.

With a buckle such as shown in the drawings, which is intended to beworn always with the same side out, in order to reverse the belt properit is necessary to reverse the relations of the band and buckle, andthis necessitates the removal of the band from the buckle, and in orderto make this feasible and practicable it is necessary that they beattached by means which lwill permit them to be easily and quicklydetached and after reversal as easily and quickly again attached. Tothis end I prefer to provide the band near one of its ends with anopening through which the tongue a of the buckle passes, to double theband upon itself transversely at the opening, and to unite the doubledportions of the band by means of a fastener consisting of a stud C,secured to one fold of the band, and a socket C', secured to the otherfold thereof and adapted to receive the stud., This is a familiarfastener, such as is extensively used for fastening gloves, and needs nofurther description. While I prefer to use a fastener of thisconstruction, still I desire to have it understood that in its broadestaspect the invention is not limited thereto. On the contrary, any othersuitable fastener may be substituted for it without departing Vfrom theinvention. Vv'ith such a fastener the doubled end of the band may bereadilydetached from the buckle and the band reversed and again attachedto the buckle, the effect of the reversal being indicated by dottedlines in Fig. l and plainly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

A further advantage in attaching the band and buckle by means which willpermit of their being detached is that it enables one and the samebuckle to be used with a number. 0f bands, all of which are reversiblein the manner described, and where the buckle is made of precious metalthis is a deside* ratum. Y

I am aware that a reversible belt having a removable buckle is not new,and I do not claim such as my invention.

Preferably the band is made of two strips of material-such as leather orfabric-which are permanently united to each other by some suitablemeans. They may be cemented where the nature of the materials willpermit of the use of cement, or they may be stitched, as indicated bydotted lines.

For confining the perforated end of the band when buckled I use a loopD, the opposite outer vfaces of which are finished in stylescorresponding with the opposite faces of the band. In order to confinethis loop and prevent it from falling off when the beltv is not in use,it is disposed between the buckle A and the fastener. In one arrangementof the belt the main portion of the band passes through the loop, asshown in Figs. l and 2,

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While in the other arrangement the foldedover portion b passes throughit, as shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

As a new article of manufacture, a reversible belt comprising a bandfinished on both of its faces and provided, at one end, with a folded ordoubled-over portion, the band being provided at its fold with anopening, means for separably uniting said folded or doubled-over portionto the body of the band, a buckle held in the fold and provided with atongue projecting through said opening,

and a loop having its opposite outer faces 1inished to correspond withthe respective faces of the band and adapted to be disposed either uponthe body portion of the band or upon the folded or doubled-over portionthereof, between the buckle and the means for separably uniting saidfolded or doubled over portion to the body of the band, whereby the beltmay be worn with either face outward, substantially as set forth.

HENRY D. CAPITAIN.

lVitnesses:

L. M. HOPKINS, I. CRoss.

